Gary Neville has made a living out of tearing footballers and managers to shreds as a pundit on Sky Sports and, on Sunday, those who have fallen foul of his high standards saw a chance for revenge.

Before becoming a respected television pundit, Neville was an established right-back for Manchester United and England, winning eight Premier League titles and two Champions Leagues in an esteemed career.

One thing he was not famed for, however, was scoring goals. And so it proved during his return to Old Trafford as he partook in Michael Carrick's testimonial.

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Gary Neville attempts to fire Manchester United '08 XI into the lead with a stunning volley

It quickly becomes apparent that the Manchester United legend has not got the shot on target

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The ball finds a gap between the All Star XI defence, but not a gap that leads towards goal

Neville puts his head in his hands while the ball trundles out of play near the corner flag

Fans and pundits were quick to jump at the chance to criticise the critical Neville on Twitter

Aired on ITV, it was not long before Neville's name started trending on social media website Twitter with a number of prominent sports writers taking great pleasure in mocking a man who regularly does the same to them.

To make matters worse, Neville was soon taken out by his Sky Sports colleague Jamie Carragher, who took his one opportunity to haul his fellow veteran down to the ground in front of his home fans.

Carragher earlier tweeted saying that one of his main reasons for agreeing to take part in the testimonial match was to 'snap' Neville and, on this evidence, it appears he was only half joking.

The former Liverpool defender then tweeted a picture of his and his team in the away dressing room at Old Trafford, with the

'Respect to @carras16 on a fantastic career that's not yet over. Well deserved testimonial & thanks for giving me the chance to t**t @GNev2.'

Jamie Carragher suggested he would take his chance to foul Neville on Twitter beforehand

Speaking to ITV after the game about his volley, Neville said: 'It was in the air so long, I saw it coming and I just thought “whatever you do, don’t miss it!”.

'And to be fair, it was... rubbish really. I was going to say crap then.'

Neville and Carragher were just two of a number of former stars to have turned out for Carrick, who celebrates 11 years as a Manchester United player next month. Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes were also present while Sir Alex Ferguson returned to the dug out.

Gaizka Mendieta scored the opening goal before former Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic pulled the scores level. Robbie Keane regained the lead for Carrick's All Star team before the man himself scored from 25 yards to seal a 2-2 draw.